mcd58

I'm looking into upgrading my xj interior to make it a little nicer. I'm wanting new front seats. From what I understand seats from a wj will be a direct bolt in if I put my xj seat frame on them. How hard is this job? Also is a zj shifter a direct swap?

Big David

The WJ shifter is after you shorten the metal rod down some.

SteveMongr

ZJ seats, bolted onto stock XJ sliders. Direct fit, only 4 bolts.

exjay1027

correct, wj seats bolt on to your xj rails. It's not hard at all

JeepaholicNinja

Are the WJ seats really any more comfortable?

SteveMongr

For stock 1996 seats they are, very much so.

JeepaholicNinja

They better than a 97+?

DieselD

1000x yes. Just did the swap myself. They sit a bit higher and I actually like that. It felt like I upgraded my suspension by putting these in.

Make sure you get the 6-way adjustable or full manual. If you get 10-way you'll need to wire in power for the recline like I did. Not that hard really. Just something to think about.

JeepaholicNinja

wow, may have to do this eventually...im not that tall so when i first sat in the xj i felt that i ha a hard time seeing over the hood haha. i like a higher up view when in a truck or suv

cleenrob

i have zj seat and absolutley love them. i also have the zj shifter **** on a 98 shifter in my 96 i ground down the shaft a little bit so i can get the shifter **** off now and then.

may not be relevent but i also swaped in "country" woodgrain door panels over head console (gonna install tommoro) i have a 00 headliner and rear seat from a part out and a custom cupholder made of PVC. and a full LED conversion

mcd58

thanks for the responses guys. i saw some gray cloth manual wj seats last time i was at the junkyard ill have to go there and grab them soon. Any other interior mods that i should look into. Im all set with a sounds system.

SteveMongr

Maybe gas struts and ball mounts for the 'hood lift' modification. Lifts and holds open the hood.

WarPath

you can find loads more switches in the jy too, go ahead and throw some fogs on and wire them up

mcd58

is 29 a piece a good price for seats at a u pull it? I plan on taking off the wj tracks in the yard and leaving them so i can get them as cheap as possible and they wont be as heavy.

SteveMongr

I also paid $29 each for seats with tracks. Then sold the tracks on e-bay for $30 each.